NASA has shared a toned photo of the moon Enceladus orbiting Saturn on its official Instagram account.

The Cassini spacecraft explored Saturn’s cold and icy moon Enceladus, whose ice surface hides a deep, exotic ocean.

The surface of the otherworldly moon is dotted with blue cracks in all directions and dotted with large craters. The long, narrow cracks are thought to be caused by relatively hot parts of the earth’s crust, where ice-cold water particles and gases are ejected from the oceans, even contributing to the formation of Saturn’s E ring.

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Enceladus is a relatively small satellite that revolves around Saturn at a distance of 238,000 km in an elliptical orbit closed by tides: the same side of Enceladus is always facing the planet.

The average temperature is -201 degrees Celsius, and the thickness of the ice shell ranges from 20 to 25 kilometers.

Most recently, in 2005, the Cassini spacecraft explored the lunar south pole for the first time, documenting its unique and complex landscape.

The NASA spacecraft has enriched our knowledge of Saturn’s moon, leading scientists to conclude that Enceladus’ chemistry, vast oceans, and internal heat make it a candidate world for the search for life beyond planet Earth.